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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 334] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1974/SRAVANA 10, 1896

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

ORDERS

New Delhi, the 1st August 1974

S.O. 465(E).—Whereas the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do far maintaining and increasing supplies of paper, an essential commodity;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers, conferred by section 3 of the Essen- tial Commodities Act, 1855 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely:—

1. Short title, extent and commencement.-. (1) This Order may be called the Paper (Control of Production) Order, 1974. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "coloured printing paper" means the common type of coloured printing paper of uniform formation, evenly finished and free from specks, holes or other blemishes, and suitable for printing;

(b) "cream laid or wove paper" means ordinary white or creamy writing paper, containing laid or wove marks, and having a smooth surface for writing;

(c) "duplicating paper" means any unsized or half-sized paper of absorbent nature used for making copies by means of cyclostyling;

(1605)

(d) "manufacture" paeans the process by which a manufacturer produces

finished paper or paper board;

(e) "manufacturer" means a manufacturer of paper or paper boards or both), and registered with the Director General of Technical Development, Government of India;

(f) "offset or litho paper" means paper suitable for offset or litho printing process; (g) "paper and paper board" means material commonly known as paper and paper boards, and includes packing paper, wrapping pqper and speci- ality paper but does not include newsprint;

(h) "typing paper" means strong paper, bearing either laid or wqve marks, half-sized and specially glazed for use on typewriters;

(i) "white printing paper" menns the common type of white printing paper of uniform formation, evenly finished and generally free from specks, holes or other blemishes, and suitable for printing;

(j) "quantity" means quantity by weight.

3, Regulation of production of paper.—Every manufacturer shall manufac- ture in respect of every month commencing on and from the 1st day of August, 1974, and every quarter commencing en und from the 1st day of October, 1974—.

(a) white printing paper upto the extent of at least 30 per cent of the total quantity of paper and paper boards manufactured by him during the monjh or the quarter, as the case may be;

(b) cream laid or wave paper upto the extent of at least 16 per cent of tha total quantity of paper and paper boards manufactured "by him during the month or the quarter, as the case may be;

(c) coloured printing paper upto the extent of at least, 1.5 per cent of the total quantity of paper and paper boards manufactured by him during the month or the quarter, as the case may foe;

(d) duplicating paper upto the extent of at least 2.5 per cent of the total quantity of paper and paper boards manufactured by him during the month or the quarter, as the case may be;

(e) off-set and litho paper upto the extent of at least 6.5 per cent of the total quantity of paper and paper boards manufactured by him during the month or the quarter, as the case may be;

(f) typing paper upo he extent of at least 0.5 per. cent of the total quantity of paper and paper boards manufactured by him during the month or the quarter, as the case may be.

4. Exemption.—Nothing in this Order shall apply to a manufacturer who produces less than twenty tonnes of paper and paper boards per day.

E. Variation of the percentages specified in clause 3,—Where the installed capacity of a manufacturer Is not sufficient to manufacture paper according to 1he percentages specified in clause 3, he shall manufacture white printing paper to the extent specified in sub-clause (a) of the said clause and ^hall manufacture the other varieties specified in sub-clauses (b) to (f) of the said clause in pro- portion to the percentages specified therein.

6 Power to exempt.—The Central Government may, having regard to the fact that the installed capacity of a manufacturer is for the manufacture of certain specialised varieties of paper or to the fact that a manufacturer cannot produce white printing paper to the extent specified in sub-clause (a) of clause 3 except at a heavy cost, by Order, exempt such manufacturer from the whole or part of the requirement of sub-clause (a) of clause 3 for such period as may be specified In such Order.

7. Specifications of white printing paper,—(1) The white printing paper required to be manufactured under clause 3 shall be tinted with blue, pink or colours in such proportions as the Central Government may, from lime to time, specify and its weight shall not exceed HO grams per square metre.

(2) The white printing paper shall also conform to the specifications for white printing paper notified by the Indian Standards Institution from time to time.

(3) No manufacturer shall manufacture uny other variety of paper tinted -with blue, pink or other colour with; which white printing paper is required to be tinted under gub-clause (1).

8 Maintenance and production of boohs, accounts, etc.—(1) Every manufac- turer shall keep books of accounts and other records relating to the types of machineries installed in his factory^ the production capacity of each machinery) the manufacture and sale of paper and paper boards.

(2) Every such book, account or record, shujl, when' so required, be produced¹ for inspection before the Central Government or any other officer specified by that Government in this behalf.

(3) Every manufacturer shall furnish to the Central Government such return's ill Such manner and at 3uch times as the Central Government may specify.

[No. T. U(l)/74-Paper1

S._O. 466(E).—Whereas the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do for maintaining and increasing supplies of paper, an essential commodity, and for securing its equitable distribution;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely: —

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Order may be called the Paper (Conservation and Regulation of Use) Order. 19IJ4.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on thfc 1st day of September, 1974.

2; Definitions.—In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a; "advertisement or propaganda material" means posters, leaflets, hand- outs or any other material printed on one or more sheets with a view to forming a single composite design and distributed with a view to propagating any idea;

(b) lLart paper" means paper thinly coated on both sides with any substance

which produces a smooth surface;

(c) "balance sheet" means any document described as such, and includes a profit and loss account and any other statement Of accdunt; (d) "calendar" means sheets of paper Indicating the date, or month, pr both, of a year, whether or not containing any corresponding date of any other eru, picture, advertisement, propaganda material or other infomationj

(e) "chrome paper" means paper thinly coated on one side with any sub-

stance which produces a smooth surface;

(f) "diary" means a book which indicates dates of different months of a year with some space against each such dale for making a daily record of events, whether or not containing any printed material* advertise- ment or propaganda material;

(g) "imitation art paper" means highly finished printing, paper, manufac- tured by the addition of china clay to the pulp, and water-flnshed or super-calendered;

(h) "invitation or greeting card" means sheet or sheets of paper printed with any message of invitation or greeting;

(i) "Paper" includes writing paper, packing paper, wrapping paper and specially paper, but does not Include a newsprint.

8. Regulation of use of paper.—No person shall print or cause to be printed,—

(i) any advertisement or propaganda material or any kind in a sheet, the total surface area of one side of which exceeds 3900 square centi- metres;

(ii) a dairy, if the total surface area of all the pages contained therein exceeds 63,000 square centimetres;

(iii) a clendar—

(a) on art paper, imitation art paper or chrome paper, if the surface trea of one side of a sheet, or where there are more than one sheet, the aggregate surface area ol one side of all such sheets, exceeds 2000 Square centimetres;

(b) on any paper, other than art paper, imitation art paper or chrome paper, if the surface area of one side of a sheet, or where there are more than one sheet, the aggregate surface area of one side of all such sheets, exceeds 8700 square centimetres;

(iv) any balance sheet, house magazine, leaflet or letter heads issued or made by a company on art paper, Imitation art paper or chrome paper: Provided that nothing In this sub-clause shall apply to the printing of covers of such balance sheet, house magazine, leaflet or sheets containing any diagramatic presentation;

(v) any invitation or greeting card, if the surface area of one side of a sheet, Qr where there are more than one sheet, the aggregate surface area of one side of all such sheets, exceeds 500 square centimetres,

4. Exemption.—Nothing in this Order shell apply to—

(i) any paper or printed material meant or used exclusively for export; (ii) any paper or printed material made or printed in pursuance of any firm and irrevocable order placed before the 1st day of August. 1974

(iii) any printed material the cost of which is paid in foreign exchange; (lv) any printed material intended for the promotion of tourisum.

[No. F. 14(2)/74-Paper]

A. K, GHOSH, Addl. Secy.

pimento BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW PJJLKJ ANp PUPLKHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1974